Blog articles by Riverkeeper staff and supporters

The Hudson is an American Heritage River, an economic engine for tourism and outdoor recreation, and its waters provide food for fishermen and their families. It’s also one of the nation‘s largest hazardous waste sites. For six years, General Electric has been cleaning up toxic […] More

We spotted an Osprey fishing for breakfast Saturday morning while southbound, on the way to pick up water samples from the Sparkill Creek Watershed Alliance. The Osprey plucked a fish out of the Hudson, circled the air and returned to the nest, where a small […] More

Patrolled from Erie Basin to Newtown Creek and then Flushing Bay today. More about the patrol another time. On the way back to Ossining found a giant 8’ Inflatableboat Fish basking on the surface on the East River. I believe this is the largest of […] More

Here are photos taken at about 3 p.m. Thursday. The site is on the west bank of the Gowanus about 75 yards south of the Carroll Street Bridge. It appears that access is through the construction site or by water only. It looks like the […] More

In this recorded webinar, Water Quality Program Manager Dan Shapley explains the findings of Riverkeeper’s report, “How’s the Water? 2015.” This year’s report includes: • new analysis of patterns of contamination in the Hudson River estuary that are relevant to the thousands of people who […] More

On the occasion of Joe Martens’ announcement that he is leaving the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation after over four years as its Commissioner, the Riverkeeper team thanks Mr. Martens for his deep dedication to New York’s environment, manifested most prominently in his […] More

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited draft assessment on hydraulic fracturing and its potential impact on drinking water resources. More

By Marissa Weiss On June 10, 2015, Riverkeeper submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) on the Atlantic Bridge Project. FERC is in the beginning stages of the project’s environmental review. The Atlantic Bridge Project is the second planned expansion of the high […] More

UPDATE Aug 7, 2015: DEC investigated a second reported incident as described below, and concluded that the scum on the Wallkill was not chicken excrement but algae, and the feathers from a congregation of geese upstream. Learn why this represents a systemic and still serious […] More